What kind of car(s) do you drive?

[ringmastery]

This is my 4th car thread today. I guess I'm in a car kinda mood. :P

I drive a '93 Toyota Corolla with 107,000 miles on it. I bought it for $4k five years ago. I've had to replace the starter once, but other than that nothing other than normal maintenance.

It's nothing fancy, but it gets me to where I need to go reliabily. The gas mileage is also fairly good. I get around 27 in the city and 33 on the highway.

The only thing I fear is getting into a car accident. It's only worth $2k in the bluebook. The insurance company would probably junk it even if it was just a fender bender. :-(

[Massacure]

1. I dont yet have my license.

[BigBigBear]

2. Two

1979 International Scout Traveler - about 150k, excellent shape.
1997 Dodge Dakota V8 4x4 - 145k, also good shape.

[Gildor Inglorion]

3. 1993 Chevy Corsica...

I just love it. It's reliable, gets excellent mileage, and holds everything I want to haul.

[flamingyouth]

4. Volvo S70

It's the best car I've ever had, which isn't saying much considering the crappy cars I've owned. But we really love it, even though we don't drive much. We only have 30,000 on it and it's 4-1/2 years old.

[No Mandate Here.]

5. Choice of three

96 Pontiac Grand Prix, given to my wife by her Mom (our 16 year old son hates it- says it is a Grandmother car)

2000 Passat Wagon- Six cylinder, five speed and Monsoon sound system- great car. (30 mpg on the road)

1971 Volvo P1800E- the second oldest one left- # 245. It has fewer miles than either of the above. I drive it all the time when there isn't any road salt.

[Harrumph]

6. I drive a new Toyota Solara...

and I really love this car. Classy yet economical. Most comfortable car I've ever owned. Also have a 1984 Nissan 4X4 pickup that I use for around town, the beach and hauling crap.

:smoke:

[SmokingJacket]

7. 1986 Volvo sedan, 180K

Such a liberal cliche. But it's sturdy, reliable, cheap to fix and insure. Plus cute.

But I don't drink lattes. And there are no bumpers stickers.

;-)

[Servo300]

8. '97 Toyota Tercel

- Jim

[Kali]

9. shouldn't a aksed

currently insured for public road use: 90 dodge pickup, 91 ford 12 passanger van, both recovered "abandoned vehicles" (left on ranch by smuglers) son drives his greatgrandmother's 74 chevy impala. Need to get paperwork straightened out: (my favorite and the most reliable) 78 chevy hippy van - complete with blue shag carpet on cieling walls and floor. Best vehicle I've ever owned.

Have about 15 of these ~10 year old high milage vehicles, anybody need a junker? This is the byproduct of our current border policies. Border patrol sets up checkpoints about 40 miles this side of the border on major roads. The smuglers then take off on numerous cross-country routes/utility right of ways/old trails/dry washes etc. When the cheap retread tires they are running on give out they go another little ways on the rim(s) and eventually abandon the vehicle. You would be amazed at how many people you can stuff into a van at $1K per head. So we find these things and drag them home, do the paperwork and hopefully eventually will get a bit of cash for the trouble. Most anybody with property in my county now seems to be in the towing and used van business. Just a little side story to the main one on illegal immigration. We are really inundated in these rural areas this seems to be one little adaptation we have made. That and recycling back packs. By the thousands. I'll throw as many of those in as you want when you buy a van. heh heh

[Deja Q]

10. I have a 95 Corolla:

84000 miles.

30 MPG highway, 25.4 MPG chitty.

Engine slowly leaks oil and between oil changes they claimed the transmission fluid was low too.

It is reasonably reliable though.

[Dees]

11. Saturn L300

[galadrium]

12. 1993 Toyota corolla, 2001 Ford Mustang GT

[frylock]

13. '93 toyota pickup, '98 grand prix gtp

the Toyota has 162,000 miles, is my daily driver, and runs like a champ. I've owned it over 10 years, and the only thing I have replaced were the bendix plates in the starter motor (my mechanic rulez!!).

[ronnykmarshall]

14. This little darling.

The day I bought 'em from SF Honda. A 2000 Honda Civic hatch back. My FIRST brand new car. I named him "Catfish". I ain't sellin' this bad boy for a LONG time. I'm not a car person having lived in SF for so long. I bought Catfish right when I moved to LA. Had to give my old city one last smooch by buying him in SF. I still got the best deal!

[pagerbear]

20. Who's the cutie with the car?

[ronnykmarshall]

24. Why that would be me!

:loveya:

[pagerbear]

28. Pagerblush

[lojasmo]

31. Shameless flirts

N/T

[pagerbear]

32. Pager re-blush!

[Teddy_Salad]

35. Ronnie, you have the exact same car as I

Same color even! What a coincidence!!!

Although mine is a year older, a '99 model.

Honda civics rock.
I always get great pleasure when I go to park in a little nook and SUV drivers give me dirty looks! :)

We never got that accessory attached to your car though.
The "Good Looking Guy"!
How much extra for one of them? :)

:yourock:

[MercutioATC]

15. '96 Honda Accord - '83 Porsche 911 Targa

[Donkeyboy75]

16. Humvee

Actually, a 90 Nissan Stanza

[Martin Eden]

18. Damn, ya made me look.

my wheels - '95 Neon

[Teddy_Salad]

17. '99 Honda Civic Hatch

[SarahB]

19. A couple

2000 Grand Voyager (minivan hell)
1994 Escort Wagon (around 180,000 miles). I think the value of it is negative at this point.

[ScreamingMeemie]

21. '00 Dodge Caravan, '03 Dodge Ram.

:hi:

[pagerbear]

22. 1995 BMW 318i

Berthe Marguerethe Waldheimer is her name.



Bought her last year for about $10K--less than a new econobox would have cost me, but this will last much longer. It's only got about 87,000 miles.

[Frederic Bastiat]

23. 2003 Honda Civic LX

Sweet baby

[Awsi Dooger]

25. '95 Infiniti G20

Runs sweet, just less than 30 mpg on a recent trip to Palm Springs.

But someone keyed the shit out of the car three weeks ago, 25 feet total. I always thought the color was burgundy, but while checking on fixing the key marks I've discovered it's actually Crimson Pearl.

How the heck did I beat GOPisEvil to the punch in two straight "what's your car?" threads? Moving is such a lame excuse.

Golf, now that would be acceptable.

[GOPisEvil]

33. Heh...mine's a '94!

:D

[GOPisEvil]

40. And where's Richardo?

He's got a '93 - WITH aftermarket cup-holder. ;-)

[Awsi Dooger]

53. Tonight I had a Carl's Jr. milkshake trapped between my legs

A so-called luxury car and not a threat of a sunken plastic molding. Didn't people drink when the G20 was launched, circa '90?

And how about the creative horn placement, two mini buttons at the edge of the wheel. I can't count how many times I've honked and missed.

Isn't Ricardo a UCLA guy? If so, he's supposed to lag far behind USC and Texas A&M. :)

[Richardo]

62. "Richardo a UCLA guy"

Yes, I was distracted with my black market cadaver auction on e-Bay.

[Richardo]

61. Here I am...

I concur on the mileage for the G20 - with manual tranny I get close to 30 mpg...had to put a clutch in the other day, however. $$$$ :scared: Guess I'll have to put off retirement for another year or two (now 2030). :(

[ConcernedCanuk]

26. 1979 F150 4x4 extended cab - paid $3,000 in 1990

.
.
.
Yeah, sort of an overgrown SUV, but TOUGH!

And only drove it 6,000 cliks in the last three years, it's fur camping!



Oh - has 260,000 kilometers on it, in the last 6 years the rear end(differential) automatic transmission and engine have all been rebuilt.



I intend to keep it another ten - twenty years - just fix what it needs.

I calculate upkeep at around $1,000 year - a new comparable vehicle would cost over 40 grand, so 40 years @ 1,000 per - not a bad deal



I spend about as much on insurance as gas in a year, so a second vehicle is not even a consideration

well, I did buy a ten speed bicycle if that counts :silly:

[LWolf]

27. '94 Toyota PU

about 212,000 miles, still runs great. I put a new clutch in last summer, and have replaced the brakes a couple of times. Other than that, just regular oil changes keep us going. I bought it new, and would like to give it to my son and get another, if I could find the cash. It hauls feed, and has hauled yards of dirt and loads of rock for gardening projects. It does everything but haul the horse trailer. Well, actually, it can haul the horse trailer as long as it's empty!

It's my second Toyota pickup. The first went 350,000 miles. The last 4 years with my two sons in high school; 2 years for the first, then 2 years for the second. It was retired when my younger son ran it into the side of a hill and bent the frame. A family member picked up the engine, took it to his shop, and is still using it to run some equipment for him 5 years later.

[pagerbear]

29. PU? What, does it stink?

[LWolf]

34. lol Probably.

I can't remember the last time I washed it. My son wanted to do that for me last Xmas, it had gotten so bad. He still hasn't gotten around to it. And, stubbornly, since he was going to clean the poor thing, I didn't.

Of course, it could stink to high heaven and I'd never know, with the olfactory nerves inoperable.

I have another 2 weeks and 2 days of work, and then I'll have some extra time on my hands. I'll clean it out, take it to the carwash, and let them have at it. Then it will be a pickup, not a PU. ;-)

[lojasmo]

30. 2003 VW golf TDI

42 city, 49 highway Can run on biomas fuel (though I'm waiting until my warranty expires. The thing is my obsession. I can't stop modifying it! Help! I've got automodifitis.

[Guy_Montag]

36. 1966 Triumph Spitfire

25 mpg, only starts when it's warm, leaks oil everywhere, slowly rusting to bits. I wonder why the British car industry died.:shrug:

[dry99]

37. I drive an '88 Nissan Stanza

The wife, a 2004 Mazda RX-8. God I'm sooooo whipped.

[cmd]

38. 94 Honda Accord, lots of miles and still a sweet car

I do need to do something about that brake noise.

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

39. a big silver Saturn.....

.....with a great sound system.

[curse10]

41. '96 Mustang

:-)

[Radical Activist]

42. Saturn SC2

A '97. Nice little forest green sports car. More American made and assembled parts than any other car on the market. Perfect for any union organizer or fair trade activist. My Kucinich sticker looks good on it.

[Dying Eagle]

43. 3, but I only like driving one

My wifes got a Mini-van: 2004 Town & Country

I have a work truck: 92' Chevy s-10

but my pride and joy is my 1966 Buick Skylark convertible.

[marigold20]

49. 2001 Honda Civic

I love that car! We also have a POS car, a 94 Chev. Corsica with 168,000 miles.

[DancingBear]

44. Three - (gulp)

'04 Audi A6 2.7TS

'04 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab Truck (6' bed)

'96 Jeep Cherokee Sport

[Philosophy]

45. 96 Acura Integra

Bought it new, and I've only put 50000 miles on it. I think that means I don't have a life.

[lil-petunia]

56. hey, whho are the two cuties in the middle?

I got a 7 yr old pickmeup truck for hauling stuff, and a 1 yr old Ford escape. Surprisingly good mileage, a decent ride.

[Kellanved]

46. 1996 Renault Espace

A lilac-metallic POS, gas-guzzling and with high maintenance costs.
Well, I don't own it alone, and it is pretty useful to get stuff from IKEA.

[Mr. McD]

47. 2004 Toyota Tacoma, 1999 Pontiac Grand Am

:) :hi:

[RetroLounge]

48. 1993 GMC Suburban with a freaking 42 gallon tank

but someday I will be driving my 1958 Oldsmobile Super 88.

RL

[question everything]

50. 93 Volvo Wagon and 98 Toyota Camry

Replaced 82 Volvo Wagon and 86 Toyota Camry

And since Ford purchased Volvo they don't make them with that much cargo space anymore.

Maybe, if gas price will go to $3 and $4, roomy wagons will replace the SUVs

[shanti]

51. timely thread, i just bought a new vehicle a month ago

a 2005 caravan. i love it, but wish i'd gotten a six cylinder instead of the four it has - no pep at all! i still have the old and trusty 94 tercel in the garage tho. it's going to my son when he is old enough to drive (next year).

[jukes]

59. seek

an aftermarket Eaton supercharger kit is easy to install, & will perk up your ride like a snort of car-coke.

will f/up your warranty though...:evilgrin:

[shanti]

65. oh, i can't mess with the warrranty

i bought the extended one!

[LastKnight]

52. 97 Pontiac POS err... Sunfire... nt

[RebelOne]

54. A 1999 Silver Ford Taurus Station Wagon

Believe it or not, I bought it for my dog so that she would have more room in the back.

[bearfan454]

55. 2000 F150 pick up and Mrs bearfan has a 95 Honda civic.

She gets way better mileage than me.

[JM]

57. Two

1) 2002 Kia Sedona minivan
2) 1996 Dodge Stratus - We will NEVER buy a Dodge again. I paid through the nose to replace the head gasket at 48K and replace the AC condenser. The AC STILL doesn't work.

Our next car will be a hybrid or a biomass capable vehicle. Or perhaps fuell cell when they become available.

JM

[jukes]

58. drop your collision coverage

you're spending more than the car's worth.



'85 Nissan p/up.
'82 Datsun 280ZX
'78 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce.



and nobody pokes a wrench in any of them but me!




:smoke:

[cmf]

60. We have two

98 Honda Civic with 48k miles
02 Honda Accord with 10k miles

We just took a trip out to Central Washington in the Civic and got a whopping 39 mpg. I love that car. Both are paid off, and we plan on driving them into the ground. Well, as much as you can drive something into the ground when you drive it about 7k miles a year. :D

[bratcatinok]

63. I drive a 94 Chrysler LHS

with 72,000 miles on it. I bought it in March from my ex-sister-in-law when she traded up to an SUV. Now, don't go ragging on my s-i-l about the SUV since she's a realtor in a rural area and needs a large vehicle to transport people. She also needs 4 wheel drive because a lot of her business is acreage and she has to go off road to show ponds and topography.

I love my "new" car because everything works on it and because it fits me. The car I replaced with this one needed new brakes, had a leak in the radiator, had an oil leak and the a/c didn't work. In Oklahoma you want your a/c to work! I sold it to my ex-husband with full disclosure!

[ncrainbowgrrl]

64. Her name is Molly

and she's a 1999 black Mazda 626 with 95,000 miles on her.